Weekend Reading

My sister bought me a subscription to Bead-It Today Magazine for Christmas. Long story short there was a bit of a hiccup with the first issue or two but they lovely Joanna has been great and sorted everything out so quickly for me. Hey these things happen but its how a company handles problems that make them a success and I couldn't have asked for more from them. We have all experienced bad customer service somewhere in the past but I wanted to point out how great it was handled by them and say thank you. So I'm just happy that this morning I got this lovely little present in the post. I think this is my weekend reading sorted. 

I've Received My Bead Soup

This morning I got a lovely surprise in the post from Ana, my bead soup has arrived already. I will be sharing pictures of it all over the weekend. But I wanted to share a picture of the beautiful gift Ana added to the package. She has sent me a lovely pair of earrings and a bracelet. I am going to love wearing these so thank you Ana so much I love them.

I have sent Ana's bead soup already so I hope she will have it early next week. Now I just have to figure out what I'm going to make with the lovely beads she has sent to me.

Its The Blogs 1st Birthday

I have now been blogging for a full year. ts gone by really fast but I have gotten to know some great people along the way and cant wait to get to know some more. My views are consistantly growing and so are my followers here and on twitter and pinterest. So thank you to everyone for sticking with me through this first year as I've learned how to keep a blog running. Come back in the next few days as I have a nice surprise coming to celebrate my First Birthday.

30000 Views

Today I reached 30000 views on the blog. When I started this blog last January I thought it would take a lot longer to hit this amount of views so Im really happy. Thank you to everyone who has stopped by and if you havent already why follow the blog by clicking on the button down the right hand side of the page. So far I have 74 follows here on the blog so maybe I can get a few more before the end of the year.

I also have 147 followers on twitter already. Click here to follow me on twitter.

On Pinterest I have 109 followers so click here if you would like to follow my boards.

Thanks for stopping by.

20,000 Hits Thank You

So my blog has had 20,000 hits already in only 8 months. I've had plenty of feedback from everyone and lovely comments along the way. Hopefully you will all continue to like what I post and follow me along as the blog grows.

Oh Pretty New Beads

I got a lovely package in the post this morning from The Spellbound Bead Co. and Bead Magazine that I wasn't expecting for another little while. This is the prize I was sent for having my piece chosen for the Readers Challenge in issue 48 of Bead Magazine. The theme was Indian Summer so the beads sent to me have the same theme. 

I love them especially the little charms. I can't wait to make something with them. So thank you to Bead Magazine and The Spellbound Bead Co. 

My Bracelets Where In Bead Magazine

Thank you to Bead Magazine for choosing my bracelets as part of the Issue 48's Readers Challenge. The theme was 'Indian Summer' and I chose these bracelets to submit because of the variety of colours reminded me of the summer colours. I love that these bracelets can be stacked up and worn differently everytime.

I have submitted a few pieces before for the Readers Challenge but this is the first time my pieces has been published in the magazine so I'm very happy. See the album of all pieces submitted here.

Easy Crystal Stitching by Nikia Angel

I entered a competition in the May issue of Beads & Beyond Magazine to win a copy of Nikia Angels book Easy Crystal Stitching Sophisticated Jewelry and I won! It arrived in the post this morning and was such a surprise!

Its a beautifully laid out book explaining everything in beautiful detail with very simple to read diagrams and points. The pieces are so beautiful I can't wait to get started with this new avenue in beading that I have only just dabbled in a few times! Hopefully my pieces will turn out looking somewhere near he pictures in the book!

So thank you to Beads & Beyond Magazine!

10,000 Hits

I've hit 10,000 views on the blog! I can't believe how quickly this has happened I only started the blog on January 1st this year and already I have so many subscribers and people commenting on the blog on a daily basis. So thank you to everyone who has stopped by, commented and followed me along. Hopefully you will stick around and see what else I have coming over the next while!

I was taking requests for tutorials recently so if you still have any suggestions let me know. And the suggestions that have already made will be available soon! (I release new tutorials on a Saturday). But in the meantime enjoy the previous tutorials and let me know if you have tried them and how it worked for you!

Thank you all again!

Thank You Natascha!

Natascha Marty is my bead soup blog partner and asked me this week if I would be the subject of her weekly "Handmade Community Interview"! You can read it here on her blog. 

Natascha makes beautiful gemstones jewellery that is just stunning which you can see and buy here. 

Here is a reminder of what Natascha sent to me for the swap. 

And here is what I sent to Natascha

Our reveal has been postponed until April 27th so visit us both then and see what we have made!

5000 Views!

This blog has had over 5000 hits already in its 105 days! Thank you to everyone who has visited and left comments and decided to follow me along. Hopefully you have enjoyed my posts and found my tutorials helpful! 

Keep checking back because this Saturday (April 20th) is the final reveal for the Bead Soup Blog Party and you can finally see what I have made and I have a few more tutorials planned over the next few weeks as well. 

You can follow the blog by clicking on the right or using bloglovin.com or find me on Twitter or Pinterest!

Thank You Neads Kolourful World

Neads Kolourful World has written a great blog post about VovsJewellery! You can see it here.

Yummy Green Smoothie

You can find great recipe ideas and travel tips on Neads Kolourful World including the great recipe for the amazing smoothie in the picture above.

So pop by and say hello on this new blog or on Neads Kolourful Cakes which highlights the baking end of Neads life! I'm sure this is only the start of a great and diverse blog!

Wahoo 3000 Hits!

So I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has visited my blog over the last 3 months. It has taken off a lot quicker than I had dreamed. Seen as this is my first shot ever of blogging and writing tutorials and sharing my ideas I'm shocked how well it has been received. I have now had over 3000 hits!

So again thank you and hopefully it wont be long before that 3000 doubles!!

Getting Close To 1000

So I promised a tutorial or something to celebrate having 1000 hits on the blog. I am only 2 hits away now so I'm going to upload it as soon as the counter hits 1000!! Thank you to everyone who has been visiting and subscribing. The blog has been alot more popular than I thought so early on! I started this blog on January 1st which is just over 6 weeks ago so it couldn't be going any better right now. And I have been getting great comments from everyone as well so thank you for taking the time to leave a message.

I am also on Twitter now so just click here to follow me!

And of course happy Valentines Day!!